Vent, vent, vent. Work out, write, paint, or ____. Listen to angry music while you vent.
When I was working on the papers for my divorce, I sat in my car at lunch time or when I needed a few minutes alone at home and cranked up "Untouchable Face" by Ani DiFranco. Definitely not kid-friendly, but it helped get the angries out:
"i see you and i'm so perplexed
what was i thinking
what will i think of next
where can i hide
in the back room there's a lamp
that hangs over the pool table
and when the fan is on it swings
gently side to side
there's a changing constellation
of balls as we are playing
i see orion and say nothing
the only thing i can think of saying
is f_ you... "
Or sad/mad music: Done Wrong by Ani DiFranco
YouTube - Ani DiFranco - Done Wrong
Truly, I do listen to other artists, but so many of Ani DiFranco's songs still resonate with me. I had a few other favorite angry songs, but can't think of them right now... To paraphrase something I read from some one else when I really needed to hear it: Anger is not a bad emotion. It can be truly liberating and help spur us on to take the action we need to take.
It hurts and it s-cks and it's completely not fair. But I really love DesertEyes' signature:
Sunsets are not endings. If I have enough faith, they are beginnings.
Please remember to take care of yourself and Vent away!